Kathmandu, April 29 A secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held here today discussed the land grab allegation levelled against the party General Secretary Bishnu Paudel.Former prime minister Jhalanath Khanal told THT that party leaders discussed the issue and agreed that the party should study the case before clarifying its stance on the issue.Media reports had stated that Paudel illegally purchased eight ana land in his son name in Baluwatar area.
Paudel has, however, said that he and his family had done nothing wrong in the land purchase deal.Khanal also said party leaders suggested that the government bring its policies and programmes in a way that would win people hearts and minds and support the cause of socialism as envisioned by the constitution.NCP Spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha said party leaders discussed Paudel issue in an informal meeting and told Paudel to present his side of the story with data to back his arguments.Shrestha said party leaders also decided to the tell the government to bring the government policies and programmes in line with the party manifesto and also incorporate new policies that could give people the feel of an epochal political change.Party leaders also told Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to include policies that could help the government effectively check corruption and increase the government efficiency in spending the capital allocated for development work.&We want the government policies to match the spirit of the constitution that envisions socialism,& he said.